Prime Minister Kan eats out for 1st time since tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C), his mother (R back) and his wife Nobuko (L) walk on a pedestrian crossing to return to the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo after having lunch together at a nearby Chinese restaurant on May 3, 2011, a national holiday in Japan, marking the first time he has eaten out since the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.

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